Robin & The Backstabbers (Romania)
TIFF.25
Founded in 2010 by Robin Proca, Robin and the Backstabbers has established itself as one of the most relevant alternative rock bands in Romania.
Schedule
Schedule
Saturday 13.06
Love-22-Love
TIFF.25
Love-22-Love is an ode to love, art, and darkness. Creating art is filmmaker Kooijmans’ reason for being, yet it also drives him to deep despair: Kooijmans films himself as he descends into a psychosis.
Netherlands - 2025
84 minute
No Limit
Sunday 14.06
Gramofone (Romania)
TIFF.25
Gramofone is a four-piece band blending jazz, electro, and rock into a contemporary, eclectic sound.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
TIFF.25
At just 16, Soraya Akhalaghi is already creating stunning drawings and sculptures that are as beautiful as they are dark. She has been trying for five years to find a way out of Iran and join her mother in Austria.
Iran (Islamic Republic of), United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, France - 2025
77 minute
Supernova
Monday 15.06
Kazdoura (Syria/Lebanon/Canada)
TIFF.25
Kazdoura is a duo formed in Toronto by Syrian vocalist Leen Hamo and Lebanese multi-instrumentalist John Abou Chacra. Their name, meaning “a stroll” in Levantine Arabic, reflects a musical universe at the intersection of Arabic tradition, psychedelia, funk, and soul.
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest
TIFF.25
Viv, a Chinese artist wannabe, got stuck in Berlin after the pandemic and accidentally ventured into the vibrant alternative culture scene. To someone who was raised to follow “the standard”, everything seems so exciting.
Germany, Netherlands - 2026
85 minute
Teen Spirit
Tuesday 16.06
Diximus & The Space Nebula (Romania)
TIFF.25
Diximus & the Space Nebula is a modern jazz group from Cluj-Napoca, featuring Oscar Ungvari (electric guitar), Diximus (vibraphone), László Sándor (bass), and Frankie Ercsei (drums).
2m²
TIFF.25
Tayfun, Belgium’s first Turkish undertaker with a diploma, spends his days sending coffins back to Turkey for burial. After his parents’ deaths, he begins questioning a long-held tradition and wonders why a community that lives in Europe cannot also bury its dead there.
Belgium, Germany, Turkey - 2026
83 minute
The Pitch Black Anthology
Wednesday 17.06
Antonia Vai (Sweden/Hungary)
TIFF.25
Antonia Vai is a singer, songwriter, and producer with Swedish and Hungarian roots, known for blending pop, folk, jazz, and soul influences. Her music is marked by intimate, poetic songwriting and atmospheric storytelling.
Meant to be: The Story of Pogany Indulo
TIFF.25
In contemporary Hungary, a small-town teenager with a strikingly deep voice becomes a rap star by 18. As Marci’s fame surges, balancing school, family, and music proves impossible. His raw, honest lyrics captivate a generation, drawing huge crowds and millions of streams.
Hungary - 2026
85 minute
Hungarian Day
Thursday 18.06
Vibrant (Romania)
TIFF.25
Vibrant is a musical project blending electronic and acoustic elements, analog synths, and live instrumentation, drawing inspiration from folk rhythms, oriental motifs, and Byzantine music.
Cine-concert: The White Nights
TIFF.25
Director: Boudewijn Koole
Country: Netherlands
Year: 2016
Duration: 108 minutes
Friday 19.06
Charlotte Colace (Cuba/France/Germany)
TIFF.25
Charlotte Colace is a singer and songwriter with French and Cuban roots, based in Berlin and active on the local soul and jazz scene. Her voice combines soulful sensitivity with contemporary influences, exploring themes of love, loss, and resilience.
10 Years in 60 Minutes
Precedat de scurtmetrajele Blue Hour și Someday, a child
„10 Years in 60 Minutes” is a CdFD multimedia project that brings together a selection of eight photo stories documented over the past 10 years by Petruț Călinescu, accompanied by an original soundtrack composed by Electric Brother, created from sounds recorded in the field during the documentati
România - 2026
59 minute
Special Screenings
Saturday 20.06
Vlad Corb (Romania)
TIFF.25
Vlad Corb is a Transylvanian-born artist and songwriter currently studying acting at UNATC Bucharest. He began producing music in 2018, gaining attention through SoundCloud releases rooted in indie and alternative rock.
Cine-concert: Paris qui dort
TIFF.25
Director: René Clair
Country: France
Year: 1925
Duration: 60 minutes
Sunday 21.06
Ozma (France)
TIFF.25
OZMA is one of the key names in contemporary French jazz. Founded in Strasbourg and led by drummer Stéphane Scharlé, the quintet has over twenty years of activity, eight albums, and more than 600 concerts across 43 countries.
Intelligence Rising
TIFF.25
Global heavyweights — from military strategists to philosophers — join a bold wargame exploring how artificial intelligence might reshape power itself.
This documentary that doesn’t shy away from the most alarming scenarios will be accompanied by a debate on the future of AI!
United Kingdom - 2026
76 minute
Special Screenings